Therein lies the rub.. I think signing Semin, as talented and flakey as he is, would really go against GMMG's party line about bringing in character.

That said, he could always go back to his "be like the Wings" ideals and try and reform the guy. I just have a feeling Semin would be more comfortable with at least another Russian on the team, which we're distinctly lacking.

Should be interesting to see where he lands up. I don't think I'd want him on a 4-year deal but I'm betting DET is desperate enough to do it now.

“We would look at Semin on a short-term basis,” Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford told the Raleigh News & Observer. “We wouldn’t want to get locked in to anything, because we’ve all heard the stories about him. We do like his skill level. It could be that we could bring him in for a year, get to know him and go from there in terms of considering something longer term.”

Also:

One reason for Semin's availability is that the teams who, theoretically, should make a run at him are at least tangentially in on Nash and Ryan. The Pittsburgh Penguins are one such team, and Semin is interested in joining them, according to Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review—on a long-term deal, though. The Detroit Red Wings are another.